Simultaneous Gastric and Ileal Trichobezoars Causing Small Bowel Obstruction: A Case report

Authors

  • S Lal Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Shyam Shah Medical College and Associated SGM Hospital Rewa, Madhyapradesh,
  • P Shukla Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Shah Medical College and Associated SGM Hospital Rewa, Madhyapradesh
  • V Yedalvar Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Shah Medical College and Associated SGM Hospital Rewa, Madhyapradesh
  • GP Shrivastava Professor and Head, Department of Surgery, Shyam Shah Medical College and Associated SGM Hospital Rewa, Madhyapradesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jnps.v31i1.3968

Keywords:

Trichobezoars, stomach, small bowel, obstructions

Abstract

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Bezoars are conglomerates of food or fiber in the alimentary tract of humans and certain animals, mainly ruminants. A trichobezoar represents a mass of accumulated hair. Trichobezoars may present as an isolated gastric mass, as an extension into the small intestine, or as an independent fragmented mass in the small intestine. The presence of discrete coexisting gastric and ileal trichobezoars has been reported only rarely in the literature. This is a case report of a 10-year-old girl presenting with small-bowel obstruction secondary to synchronous trichobezoars in the stomach and ileum. The case highlights the role of imaging and importance of complete evaluation of the gastrointestinal tract at the time of surgical evacuation.

Key words: Trichobezoars; stomach; small bowel; obstructions

DOI: 10.3126/jnps.v31i1.3968

J Nep Paedtr Soc 2010;31(1):72-74

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2011-01-12

How to Cite

Lal, S., Shukla, P., Yedalvar, V., & Shrivastava, G. (2011). Simultaneous Gastric and Ileal Trichobezoars Causing Small Bowel Obstruction: A Case report. Journal of Nepal Paediatric Society, 31(1), 72–74. https://doi.org/10.3126/jnps.v31i1.3968

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Vol. 31 No. 1 (2011)

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Brief Reports/Case Reports/Case Series

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